Tata Punch — Price, Mileage, Variants & Expert Review

The Punch buyer is typically making their first SUV purchase and refuses to compromise twice — once on budget, again on feeling short-changed. This is the car that squares that circle: ₹5.7 lakh in, second-cheapest of India's 144 SUVs, yet the 1.2 Revotron's 88 PS gives it 21.1 PS per lakh — the strongest power-for-money figure in the budget-SUV conversation, ahead of the cheaper Nissan Magnite's 17.6.

Where the Punch presses its advantage is breadth. Twenty-six variants cover a 73 PS CNG that can be paired with an AMT — an automatic CNG SUV, which almost nothing else at this price offers — the standard 88 PS petrol in manual and AMT, and the range even lists a 120 PS/170 Nm 1.2 turbo with a 6-speed manual at the top. Add 8 colours, a single-pane sunroof, LED headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and cornering fog lamps on upper trims, and the spec sheet reads a class above the price.

The hard numbers hold up too: 366 litres of boot — 30 more than the Magnite — 193 mm of clearance, a 3,876 mm length that keeps it city-sized, and a 37-litre tank. What the data does not include is any official mileage claim for the current range, so treat economy comparisons carefully; rivals like the Magnite publish 24 km/kg for CNG, and you should demand a long test loop before deciding on fuel type.

Punch Variants & Ex-Showroom Prices

Ex-showroom prices. See the city-wise on-road price for your city.

Engine, Performance & Mileage

1.2 l Revotron Petrol

1199 cc · 88 PS @ 6000 rpm · 115 Nm @ 3250 rpm · 5-Speed MT / 5-Speed AT · BS VI 2.0

1.2 l Revotron CNG

1199 cc · 73 PS @ 6000 rpm · 103 Nm @ 3500 rpm · 5-Speed MT / 5-Speed AT · BS VI 2.0

1.2 l Revotron Engine Petrol

1199 cc · 88 PS @ 6000 rpm · 115 Nm @ 3250 rpm · 5-Speed MT · BS VI 2.0

1.2 l Turbocharged Petrol

1199 cc · 120 PS @ 5500 rpm · 170 Nm @ 1750-4000 rpm · 6-Speed MT · BS VI 2.0

Punch Dimensions

Length: 3876 mm · Width: 1742 mm · Height: 1615 mm · Wheelbase: 2445 mm · Ground clearance: 193 mm · Boot space: 366 litres · Fuel tank: 37 litres

Punch Safety

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Central Locking, Child Safety Locks, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag, Side Airbag, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), Engine Immobilizer, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), ISOFIX Child Seat Mounts, Hill Assist, Bharat NCAP Safety Rating: 5 Star, Bharat NCAP Child Safety Rating: 5 Star.

Punch Colours

Available in 8 colours: Daytona Grey, Pristine White, Daytona Grey Dual Tone, Coorg Clouds, Bengal Rouge, Caramel, Cyantafic, Cyantafic With White Roof.

Ownership & Running Costs

Annual servicing on roughly 10,000-15,000 km intervals is the norm for this class (indicative)

Plan ₹5,500-8,500 a year for routine upkeep of the 1.2 Revotron (indicative); Tata's network reach is strong, though service-bay wait times in metros can exceed Maruti's

Comprehensive premiums across the ₹5.7-10.67 lakh spread generally run ₹15,000-24,000 a year depending on trim and city (indicative)

Without official claims, budget conservatively: comparable 1.2 petrol SUVs return ₹5-6 per km and CNG versions ₹3-3.5 per km in mixed use (indicative) — validate with your own test loop

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Punch vs Rivals

Punch vs Nissan Magnite: ₹5.68 lakh entry just undercuts the Punch and its CNG claims 24 km/kg — but its base engine is 72 PS to the Punch's 88 See the Nissan Magnite.

Punch vs Renault Kiger: From ₹5.81 lakh, petrol-only with a 20.38 kmpl best — no CNG answer to the Punch's automatic-CNG card See the Renault Kiger.

Punch vs Maruti Suzuki FRONX: ₹6.85 lakh onwards with a 28.51 kmpl best claim — the efficiency alternative one price rung up See the Maruti Suzuki FRONX.

Punch vs Maruti Suzuki Brezza: From ₹7.4 lakh with 26.9 kmpl claimed — where Punch top-trim money buys a full size class more SUV See the Maruti Suzuki Brezza.

GaadiInfo Verdict

Among sub-₹8 lakh SUVs the Punch is the one I point most buyers toward: the strongest engine-per-rupee in the class, a genuinely useful 366-litre boot, and the only automatic-CNG combination going. The buying strategy matters though — the value peaks in the middle trims with the sunroof and LED kit, and falls off toward the ₹10.67 lakh top where bigger SUVs beckon. Petrol AMT for most; CNG AMT if you commute 1,000+ km a month; leave the top-spec for people who refuse to cross-shop.

• Build the variant list backwards from three must-have features; with 26 trims, the cheapest variant carrying your list is usually two rungs below where the salesperson starts
• If considering CNG, insist on a proper test loop and compute real km-per-kg yourself — no official claim exists in the data to lean on
• Tata negotiates best at quarter-close; press for exchange bonus plus corporate discount stacking, and price the sunroof trims against non-sunroof — the gap is often smaller than expected
• At PDI, run the sunroof through full travel, check rain-sensing wiper and cornering-lamp operation, and on CNG cars verify tank certification and remaining boot volume

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of the Tata Punch in 2026?

₹5.7 lakh to ₹10.67 lakh across 26 variants — second-cheapest of the 144 SUVs on sale, a hair above the Nissan Magnite's ₹5.68 lakh.

Does the Punch offer an automatic with CNG?

Yes — the 73 PS CNG can be specified with a 5-speed AMT, making it effectively the only automatic CNG SUV in the budget space. The 88 PS petrol also offers manual and AMT.

What engines does the Punch range include?

The 1.2 Revotron in three states: 88 PS/115 Nm petrol, 73 PS/103 Nm CNG, and a listed 120 PS/170 Nm turbo petrol with a 6-speed manual at the top of the range.

How much boot space does the Punch have?

366 litres — more than the Nissan Magnite's 336 — plus a 37-litre fuel tank. CNG variants sacrifice part of the boot to the gas tank.

Is the Punch good on broken roads?

193 mm of ground clearance and a compact 3,876 mm body make it well suited to bad surfaces and tight village lanes — it is the use case the car is shaped around.

Which Punch variant gets the sunroof?

Upper-middle trims onward carry the single-pane sunroof, alongside LED headlamps, DRLs, rain-sensing wipers and cornering fog lamps. The sweet spot is usually the cheapest trim that bundles the sunroof with alloys.

What colours can I buy the Punch in?

Eight, including Pristine White, Daytona Grey, Coorg Clouds, Bengal Rouge, Caramel and Cyantafic, with dual-tone and white-roof options on select shades.

What mileage does the Punch actually deliver?

Our data lists no official claimed figures for the current range. Comparable budget SUVs deliver roughly ₹5-6 per km on petrol and ₹3-3.5 on CNG (indicative) — measure your own figures on an extended test drive before choosing the fuel.

Punch petrol or Punch CNG — how do I decide?

Above roughly 1,000-1,200 km a month with a CNG pump on your route, the CNG AMT pays for itself despite the drop to 73 PS. Below that, the 88 PS petrol is the nicer car to live with.